SEE IT: First of 8 Corvettes swallowed by National Corvette Museum sinkhole rescued

A 2009 'Blue Devil' ZR1 was the first Corvette to emerge from the depths of a sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Monday. (National Corvette Museum)

One down, seven more to go!

The first of eight Corvettes that plunged into an estimated 30-feet deep sinkhole inside a Kentucky museum last month has been recovered and even driven through the showroom.

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The 2009 "Blue Devil" ZR1, on loan to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, was hoisted up from the rocky chasm Monday morning before its engine gave a healthy rev, the museum announced.

The sapphire vehicle is seen being carefully lifted from the estimated 30-foot-deep pit on Monday. As of that morning, seven others awaited their turn. (National Corvette Museum)

"It's been a huge relief. It went better than expected," Mike Murphy, construction manager for the project, said of the filmed rescue in a release.

Once all four wheels were safely on the ground, the stunning sapphire automobile was triumphantly driven about 20 feet to the doorway of the museum's Skydome.

On the morning of Feb. 11, the showroom's floor collapsed, taking eight of the prized vehicles with it. A 1962 Black Corvette, expected to be removed on Tuesday, was found with a five-ton slab of concrete on it. (National Corvette Museum)

"That's a GM product for you. They take a licking and keep on ticking!" exclaimed Murphy.

The extremely calculated recovery comes nearly three weeks after the prized sports cars abruptly crashed through the closed showroom floor on February 11 at 5:44 a.m.

After the 2009 'Blue Devil' ZR1, pictured, was carefully placed on the floor, it was successfully driven about 20-feet. All of the vehicles are expected to go on display once removed. (National Corvette Museum)

Though the "Blue Devil" was described as recovered "nearly unscathed" by the museum, not all of the vehicles were as lucky.

The museum's 1962 Black Corvette, expected to be retrieved on Tuesday, was found with a five ton slab of concrete partially resting on the front of the car, the museum announced.

A second vehicle expected to be recovered Monday afternoon is the museum's 1993 "Ruby Red" 40th Anniversary Corvette whose immediately known condition was not reported.

Left on the list is a 1993 ZR-1 Spyder, also on loan from General Motors, a 1984 PPG Pace Car, a 1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette, a 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette, and a 2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette.

Once each vehicle is recovered, they're expected to go on display until Aug. 3 with a special display that will highlight the sinkhole incident.

"It's incredible to have the car back on display again. It's what we've been hoping for," said Bob Hellmann, Facilities and Displays Manager. "Now we just want to get the next seven, restore the cars, and get them all back on display."